What are similarities and differences between Twelfth Night and Shes the Man?
Like 10 Things I Hate About You, She’s the Man is loosely based on a Shakespearean comedy. The plots of She’s the Man and Twelfth Night run along similar lines, such as Olivia kissing Sebastian rather than the disguised Viola, or Duke enlisting “Sebastian” (the disguised Viola) to help him gain Olivia’s attention (in the play, the Duke Orsino enlisted “Cesario” to help him win Olivia). The main characters share the names of the characters in Twelfth Night, and are in a similar love triangle. Duke Orsino is in love with Olivia, who is in love with a disguised Viola (who has a twin named Sebastian), who in turn is in love with Duke. The film’s connections to the play are emphasized through a number of visual and dialogue references: In the trailer, when Viola walks through the school’s campus outside, a billboard can be seen on the left hand side advertising the school’s production of “What You Will”. The pizza parlor where the kids hang out is called Cesario’s. Duke says: “Some are born
